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Originally Posted by agulati
^Players might do that for a year to build their value (Barrie or Hall), but doubt anyone wants to sign a long term contract just on that basis. Especially if the franchise has been as stagnant as the Oilers .
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A goalie wouldn’t be interested in doing that however.
It was rumored the Canucks were at 5.5x5 and the Flames were going hard. I am not sure why the Oilers would be so confident a 7 year offer at 5M was getting it done. It seemed like the mainstream media was convinced as well. Friedman, Kypreos, Mackenzie all mentioned the Oilers as the leader for Markstrom. Steinberg was confident the Flames were top of the list and there were Vancouver radio people that stated Markstrom would not sign in Edmonton.